Installing

Cleverly designed boxes can get you out of trouble quickly during rough-ins and retrofits

Adding circuits for a new bedroom and bath offers lessons in rough electrical work and integrating new and old wiring by Clifford A. Popejoy

With an assortment of tools, a few tricks, and a little luck, you can make electrical cable go where you didn't think it could by Charles Bickford

Replacing an old surface-mount fixture with recessed lights is an easy upgrade that you can customize with different trim kits by Clifford A. Popejoy

Installing switches and receptacles in walls that are finished doesn't mean drilling lots of holes by Rex Cauldwell

If you're bringing electricity to an outbuilding, digging the trench is probably the toughest part of the job by Joseph Truini

When adding a new circuit or replacing a faulty breaker, here is what you need to know to work safely in the panel by Bill Lewis

Did you ever need power in the backyard? Here's how to get it. by Clifford A. Popejoy

Low-voltage fixtures put kitchen light where you need it most by Robert C. Grey

Solar electricity was always a good idea. Is it finally affordable? by Joe Provey

If the kitchen's a long way from the service entrance, a subpanel can add convenience and save energy by Clifford A. Popejoy

Once you know the steps, mounting and wiring a meter base and breaker panel are easier than you might think by Clifford A. Popejoy

Structured wiring can link the phones, computers and TVs in your house right now, and who knows what else in the future by Jerry Heesen

Knowledge of the code and a few tricks ease wiring circuits for standard receptacles and lights by Clifford A. Popejoy